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Table 2 Physical properties of potential magnetic particles used in hyperthermia

From: Physical mechanism and modeling of heat generation and transfer in magnetic fluid hyperthermia through Néelian and Brownian relaxation: a review

Material

Superparamagnetic critical diameter

\(D_{cr}\) (nm)

Domain magnetization

\(M_d\) (kA m−1)

Anisotropy constant

\(K\) (kJ m−3)

Density

\(\rho\) (kg m−3)

Barium-ferrite

9a

300f

300–330g

5280g

380g

Cobalt-ferrite

10b

425g

180–200g

4907g

14c

 

120j

5290n

Iron

16d

1707d

48d

7870d

20e

Iron-cobalt

16b

1815d

1.5h

8031d

24d

1790h

15d

8140h

Iron-platinum

3b

1140i

206f

15,200h

10d

 

7000k

Maghemite

31b

414g

4.7l

4600g

35d

 

16j

Magnetite

21d

446g

23–41g

5180g

25b, c

 

9d

Nickel-ferrite

28c

301c

−0.068c

5380n

33m

  1. aEstimated (\(D_{cr} \approx (150k_{B} T/\pi )^{1/3}\) [150]), b [151], c [152], d [61], e [153], f [154], g [91], h [100], i [155], j [156], k [157], l [158], m [159], n [160]